Astounding Stories #120

Jan 1976 · Alan Class · 0.15 GBP

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In "So Shall Ye Reap... Death!", Jim Steranko delivers a gripping tale of apocalyptic ambition as SHIELD agents Fury and Woo race to stop Centurius—aka Dr. Noah Black—from unleashing a forty-day inferno upon Earth, claiming it’s a necessary purge for a new beginning. With Steranko handling both writing and art, and Frank Giacoia and Joe Giella adding depth through inking, the story unfolds with a blend of sci-fi dread and high-stakes action, culminating in a shocking final act as Centurius plunges into his own evolution ray—just as his Automated Rebirth Colonizer crashes into the dormant volcano that was his lab. The cover, also by Steranko, captures the moment’s intensity in bold, dynamic lines.

Contains 6 stories

So Shall Ye Reap... Death!

20 pp · Spy

Jimmy WooDum Dum DuganNick FuryClay QuartermainVal [Contessa Valentina Allegro de Fontaine]Centurius [Dr. Noah Black] (Nobel Prize winner, Marvel's 1st black villain)P.D.Q. Werner (movie director)Tiffany (actor)Brad Carter (actor)Kong (robotic prop)

In "So Shall Ye Reap... Death!" from Astounding Stories #120 (1976), SHIELD agents Fury and Woo race to stop Centurius—real name Dr. Noah Black—from unleashing a global inferno he believes will purify Earth. With the help of a visiting movie crew, they must unravel his apocalyptic plan before his Automated Rebirth Colonizer and the evolution ray he's activated bring about an end to all life as it is.

The Creature Who Invaded Capital City!

5 pp · Superhero

Land of Vanishing Men

4 pp · Horror-Suspense

Ted BensonJoe AuslerLarry Wiley

Sorry, Wrong Planet

4 pp · Science Fiction

Jeff Miller

In "Sorry, Wrong Planet," an alien arrives on Earth with a mission to colonize, only to be met with a sarcastic reply when he asks if he’s on the right planet—“No, it's Mars.” His confusion leads him to abandon Earth, and soon scientists detect colonization activity on Mars, unaware the alien has mistaken the red planet for Earth.

Witch Who Wouldn't!

8 pp · Fantasy

Ben TalbotHazelMiss Frobish

In "Witch Who Wouldn't!" from Astounding Stories #120 (1976), Ben Talbot raises an infant he finds in the New England woods, only to face a reckoning when she grows into a young woman with hidden powers. As his ambitions turn toward using her gifts for wealth and control, she chooses to return to the woods—where time and magic conspire to change her in ways neither of them could foresee.

Turn Back O' Time!

7 pp